Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-14
FROM TACOMA.
A TALK WITH GOVERNOR sRMPLE UPON
THE RESOURCES OF THE SOUND oOUSTRY.
AFrKR wATER FRONT WITH DOUBT
FUL RESULTS.

Regular Corr. Post IRtsli9eHeer.l
Governor semple, having missed the
regular boat, Was just in time 10 catch
the Oiympian. with its gay excursion
party gu Saturday. at Port Fownseud
aud rode with them 10 Tacoma. He had
been 20 ClAllum County and ell through
that section OF Washington Territory
bordering on the Straits OF Juan de
Fnca, and in conversation With q Posi-
lNTELIIaENCKR man, expressed himself
A. greatly pleased With bis trip. There
are a great many tourists and sports
men making inquiries about the Terri
tory" be said, land / wanted IN get an
idea Of this section, With regard to
game a. we'll as It's other resources.
dnd that elk Is plentiful hersaboat and
the huDtine Ia fine. Dungere s is al
ready famous, you know, for It's butter.
There Ia no lack Of agricultural land in
this vicinity" continued the Governor.
II remember the time when all the re
giOn along the Sound vas looked upon
~ rocky and sterile. and that Il vas i'm
possible for that reason 20 build up q
CITY here, because there Was no aRri-
cultural country contiguous TO IL.
"The early and casual explorers could
not discover any and they 90 reported
and their report was accepted. | saw
the time when the soil that grew the
Wild rose bushes OF the Willamette val
ley vas reported As worthless and the
report Was believed. ID Is nov bearing
fruit and grain from one end 10 the
other, Aud the sAgebrash plains that,
much later. we're declared 20 be no COED
for any puF Jose are yielding the very
richest crops Of graiR. So are all the
early false prophesies being exploded BY
experiment and experience. ! am en-
tirely safe in saying that there are am
pie agricultural possibilities on the
Sound OF west Of the Cascades 20 sup
port all the population that may come
here--sufiieient, should q State be
erected west OF the mountain line, 90
support ", independent Of any other
section"
Governor Ssmple said be bad attend.
ed the reunion OF she Pioneers, which
occasion was favored With q delightful
day, and that be had since then been
making excursions hither aud thitAer
through OAllAm county, taking to the
farmers and others. and hsd found
nothing but eontent and prosperity IN
bis travels. he isft for Vancouver yes
terday.
naINx HrMsxLF 10 DEATH.
G.E. Williams, a young man who bad
been 10 Tacoma but fee days. vas
soins down Paoi6c avenue Saturday
evening. when be Vas stOpped By q man
wha extended bis hand Asd addressed
bin hy name. Williams failed 10 recog
niHs the stranger, who thereapon ex
plained that be was Frank Thompson
and had been AZ the hospitAl IN Salem
some time ago UheR Williams was
aurse OF attendant upon the coHVAies
sent ward, AZ hia request, williams
undertook 10 tind she hoase OF CasEles
CAtltn, whom Thompson ciAl0ed IS
friend, but before be bad done -,
Thnupson. Who had been driskinG
heavily. beetas beiplcssly dfask and
Williams called the asSistApce Of Ofls seF
Slottko and 4 hack and conveyed the
usAu - the ioekup Weere be Gas left
tor the night. JAileF Marble booked
inta the cell "a the morning, bat foaus
b.u sleSping heavily aus lsft him- Al
nsas be returned and eAiltd him. tie
opensd the dsog an4 teasa that he ~as
dead. BET re she CoroseS's tsFy viii
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his sroA1
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mother aud AEosfer hsoshaF i've ~
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Govorum % position 10 Alssks, lie
sees % ease q tie ssesns OSan
Aad Was stipSEeeked "a she eoAsa q
japan he got back O. PJrtlsaa sRsfp
b. was nlst ca tes street B. a fFiead.
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